diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ab6c7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+on:
+    push:
+        branches:
+            - master
+
+permissions:
+    contents: write
+    pull-requests: write
+    id-token: write
+
+name: release
+jobs:
+    release-please:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        steps:
+            - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v3
+              id: release
+              with:
+                  release-type: node
+                  package-name: ${{env.NPM_MODULE_NAME}}
+                  pull-request-title-pattern: 'chore${scope}: release ${version} [skip-ci]'
+            # The logic below handles the npm publication:
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+              # these if statements ensure that a publication only occurs when
+              # a new release is created:
+              if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+            - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+              with:
+                  node-version: 18
+                  registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+              if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+            - run: npm ci
+              if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+            - run: npm publish --provenance --access public
+              env:
+                  NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.NPM_TOKEN}}
+              if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7147db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: Run tests
+
+on:
+    push:
+    pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+    test:
+        strategy:
+            matrix:
+                node: [16.x, 18.x, 20.x]
+                os: [ubuntu-latest]
+        runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+        steps:
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+            - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node }}
+              uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+              with:
+                  node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
+            - run: npm install
+            - run: npm test
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index cfd61b5..8ca6bea 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ exports.handle_forwarding_address = async function (connection, address, address
         return false;
     }
 
-    const { forwards, autoreplies, users, forwardCounters } = txn.notes.targets;
+    const { forwards, autoreplies, /*users,*/ forwardCounters } = txn.notes.targets;
 
     const forwardLimit = addressData.forwards || txn.notes.settings['const:max:forwards'];